Thursday, October 27, 2005
10:10 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Gard in the chair.
The prayer was offered by Pastor Gary Froseth from Bethel Lutheran Church in Green Bay.
Representative Owens led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Ainsworth, Albers, Ballweg, Benedict, Berceau, Bies, Black, Boyle, Colon, Cullen, Davis, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hebl, Hines, Honadel, Hubler, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Kleefisch, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Kreuser, Krusick, F. Lasee, Lehman, LeMahieu, Loeffelholz, Lothian, McCormick, Meyer, Molepske, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nass, Nelson, Nerison, Nischke, Ott, Owens, Parisi, Petrowski, Pettis, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Rhoades, Richards, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Staskunas, Steinbrink, Stone, Strachota, Suder, Toles, Towns, Townsend, Travis, Turner, Underheim, Van Akkeren, Van Roy, Vos, Vrakas, Vruwink, Vukmir, Ward, Wasserman, Wieckert, A. Williams, M. Williams, Wood, Young, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer and Speaker Gard - 97.
Absent with leave - Representatives Fields and Lamb- 2.
Vacancies - None.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Lamb. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Fields. Granted.
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Representative Gundrum asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Huebsch, Jeskewitz and Kreibich. Granted.
Representative Turner asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Colon, Richards and Steinbrink. Granted.
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Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 298 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 618 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 618 offered by joint committee on Finance.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 635 offered by committee on Agriculture.
Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 778 offered by Representative Wieckert.
Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 778 offered by committee on Judiciary.
Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 269 offered by Representatives Nass, Kestell, Kreibich, Vos, Towns, Suder, Hines, Vukmir, Hundertmark and LeMahieu.
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Read first time and referred:
Assembly Bill 788
Relating to: posting of information relating to certain pending state contracts and orders on the Internet.
By
Representatives Gard, Huebsch, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Gottlieb, Ward, Stone, Jensen, Meyer, Rhoades, Van Roy and Kaufert; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Kanavas.
To committee on State Affairs.
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The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 321
Relating to: voluntary and informed consent for abortions.
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Underheim, Gielow, Wieckert, Krawczyk, Hundertmark, Strachota and Moulton.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Wasserman, Benedict and Nelson.
Passage as amended:
Ayes: 7 - Representatives Underheim, Gielow, Wieckert, Krawczyk, Hundertmark, Strachota and Moulton.
Noes: 3 - Representatives Wasserman, Benedict and Nelson.
To committee on Rules.
Gregg Underheim
Chairperson
Committee on Health
The committee on Housing reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 783
Relating to: duties of real estate brokers and salespersons.
Passage:
Ayes: 6 - Representatives Wieckert, Townsend, Kreibich, Montgomery, A. Williams and Young.
Noes: 0.
To committee on Rules.
Steve Wieckert
Chairperson
Committee on Housing
The committee on Judiciary reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 175
Relating to: the requirement that an unemancipated minor obtain parental or other consent or a judicial waiver of that consent requirement before she may have an abortion.
Passage:
Ayes: 5 - Representatives Gundrum, McCormick, Pridemore, Kleefisch and Staskunas.
